Prepare for a DRP Audit
Assess your current DRP maturity, identify required improvements, and complete an audit-ready DRP summary document.
- Being prepared for a DRP audit is no longer optional. It is only a matter of time as more attention is focused on DR capability.
- Customers are demanding evidence of DR capability, so even unregulated industries are required to ensure they have a functional DRP.
- Despite the increased emphasis on DR, most organizations still struggle with DR planning.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
- Leverage a DRP audit to raise the profile of DR among senior management and get buy-in to invest in closing DR gaps. Make the DRP audit a help rather than a hindrance.
- Get the most out of your audit preparation by focusing on evaluating and closing DR gaps rather than only on creating documentation.
- Avoid audit chaos by conducting an internal maturity assessment as a preliminary step before a formal request from regulators or customers.
Impact and Result
- Define your current DRP maturity at the start of the project. This will help you identify where to focus your efforts.
- Determine the appropriate DRP maturity target and quantify your current DRP gaps for senior management. This process will help drive buy-in to invest in closing DR gaps.
- Create concise usable documentation that meets the needs of your IT team as well as your auditor. Don’t waste your effort by creating documentation that satisfies the auditor but is not usable during a disaster.
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Contributors
- Dr. Bernard A. Jones, Manager Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery – HSE&BC, Novartis Business Services
- Steve Tower, Management Consultant, Disaster Recovery Plans & Assessments
- Anonymous, Associate Director at a University
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